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Anthem of the Seas makes it to its home port in New Jersey, CNN affiliate WABC reports

A severe storm caused the cruise ship to cut short its voyage

(CNN)A severe storm forecast has prompted Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas to cut short another voyage.

It's the same cruise ship that sailed into an Atlantic storm last month, forcing passengers to hunker down in their rooms for about 12 hours as the ship tossed and turned in rough seas and up to 125-mph winds off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Royal Caribbean announced Saturday via Twitter that the ship would return to port in Bayonne, New Jersey. "Captain followed our new storm avoidance policy and consulted with experts," said another tweet posted Monday morning.

#AnthemoftheSeas is returning early bc of severe forecast storm. Captain followed our new storm avoidance policy and consulted with experts.

Anthem of the Seas' "sail home (was) smooth," the cruise company added in a subsequent tweet. And by Wednesday morning, it had made it to its home port just south of Jersey City and across the bay from New York City, according to CNN affiliate WABC.

"Nothing is more important to us than the safety of our guests and crew," Royal Caribbean said.

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#AnthemoftheSeas sail home has been smooth. Nothing is more important to us than the safety of our guests and crew.

Royal Caribbean also reported that about 10 passengers per day of the 6,000 on the latest voyage experienced norovirus symptoms. The gastrointestinal illness "didn't affect (the) decision to return," according to a cruise line tweet.

Some #AnthemoftheSeas guests have experienced norovirus symptoms. About 10 per day from 6,000 total pop. Didn't affect decision to return.